Yorkshire and the Humber•North Yorkshire•53.897° N, 1.180° W

Champs Field Campsite

A family-run Vale of York farm that's been quietly taking in campers since 1948, five miles from the city and a short walk from an acclaimed village pub.

Home Farm Colton has been operating as a campsite since 1948, which is about as established as a family-run site gets. The working farm on the edge of Colton village in the Vale of York takes tents, caravans, and has a cabin with its own kitchen, all on a scale small enough that your name goes on a board when you arrive.

Facilities are honest rather than lavish: showers (coin-operated), toilets, electric hookup, chemical disposal, and an external dishwashing area. A seasonal farm shop rounds things out when open. The owner's welcome is consistently noted, and the pitches are kept well. It's the kind of place where the hosts know who's on site.

York is five miles away, making this a practical base for the city without the tent-on-a-car-park feel of staying inside it. The Sun Inn at Colton, a short walk from the field, appears in multiple visitor accounts as a reliable local worth the trip.

Before you book

Showers are coin-operated at £1 for 7 minutes.

“A genuine working farm with 75-plus years of campsite history, small enough to feel personal, close enough to York to use it as a base.”

Why it made the cut

Family-run since 1948 on an active grass-fed beef farm
Intimate scale with named pitches and a present, welcoming owner
Five miles from York with a well-regarded local pub a short walk away

The Feeling

Lovingly scruffy · Solitary tempo

Named pitch on arrivalFarm since 1948Marshmallows for toastingVale of york quiet

Good For

Family
Solo

Best For

Family-run working farm campsite operating since 1948
Newly renovated shower facilities with modern toilet block
Rural Yorkshire setting with grass pitches for tents, caravans and cabins

In Campr's collections

Farm fields properWorking beef farm that's been hosting campers since 1948, as genuine as Vale of York farm camping gets.
Slow familyIntimate, named-pitch site where the owner knows who's on the field and the pace is entirely your own.

Facilities

Showers

Toilets

Quick answers

What kind of stays does Champs Field Campsite offer?: Tent, Motorhome, on a farm.
Where is Champs Field Campsite?: Home Farm, Colton, 8EP, Tadcaster LS24 8EP, UK.